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- 2018 - 2025
What Next TBD: Paging Dr. Bezos
In buying One Medical, Amazon is primed to be your doctor. Are they disrupting health care, or just collecting more data?
Guest: Rebecca Pifer
Host: Lizzie O'Leary
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00:29:36 |
Fri 29 Jul 2022
ICYMI: What is "Hitting the Strip"?
On today’s show: more scams! Rachelle is joined by Daily Beast entertainment editor and former Slatester Allegra Frank; the two discuss the launch and social media rollout of the new multi-level mark…
00:34:15 |
Wed 27 Jul 2022
What Next TBD: Smart City: Dumb Idea?
Toronto’s Quayside project is a telling example of how smart cities have failed. Could it also show how to make them better?
Guest: Ben Green, Jennifer Keesmaat
Host: Lizzie O'Leary
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00:28:19 |
Sun 24 Jul 2022
ICYMI: Madison Malone Kircher Logs Off
It’s been a great run, but Madison is leaving ICYMI for new ventures. On today’s show, Rachelle interviews Madison about her time working on ICYMI, her own internet habits, and her first online scams…
00:34:25 |
Sat 23 Jul 2022
What Next TBD: Europe Is Burning
The continent's deadly heat wave is only the tip of the melting iceberg.
Guest: Henry Grabar
Host: Lizzie O'Leary
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00:27:07 |
Fri 22 Jul 2022
ICYMI: Frog Eggs, Pheromones, and Yassified Ed Sheeran, Oh My!
On today’s show, Madison and Rachelle open up the mailbag to answer some more listener questions. They’ve got people wondering about a giant frog army on TikTok, Christy Carlson Romano doing sponcon …
00:31:00 |
Wed 20 Jul 2022
What Next TBD: Silicon Valley's Hidden Discrimination
Thenmozhi Soundararajan was scheduled to give a talk at Google for Dalit History Month. It led to vicious attacks against her from some of its employees.
Guest: Thenmozhi Soundararajan
Host: Lizzie O…
00:24:15 |
Sun 17 Jul 2022
ICYMI: Our CEO Tried to Scam Me
Recently, it seems like our phones won’t stop buzzing with texts and phone calls about our expired car warranties or supposed IRS delinquency. On today’s show, Rachelle and Madison discuss their own …
00:31:14 |
Sat 16 Jul 2022
What Next TBD: Can Twitter Sue Elon Musk Into Submission?
Dysfunction is nothing new to Twitter. But Elon Musk pulling his offer to buy the company adds a new layer of chaos.
Guest: Alex Kantrowitz
Host: Lizzie O'Leary
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00:28:33 |
Fri 15 Jul 2022
ICYMI: Doja Cat and Cardi B Are Fighting, But Not With Each Other
This past week Doja Cat started fighting with Stranger Things star Noah Schnapp, and Cardi B beefed with the gossip blog the Shade Room. On today’s show, Madison and Rachelle break down what’s really…
00:33:54 |
Wed 13 Jul 2022
What Next TBD: Paxlovid's Mysteries
There's still a lot unknown about COVID's new wonder drug.
Guest: Rachel Gutman-Wei
Host: Lizzie O'Leary
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00:25:26 |
Sun 10 Jul 2022
ICYMI: The Rise of the Gentleminions
Last weekend, Minions: The Rise of Gru premiered and a bunch of teens showed up to see it dressed up in suits, launching the #Gentleminions trend across TikTok. On the show today, Madison and Rachell…
00:32:15 |
Sat 09 Jul 2022
What Next TBD: Can FEMA Keep Up With Climate Change?
Climate change is causing unprecedented severe weather. Is the agency prepared for it to get worse?
Guest: Craig Fugate and Ashley Nerbovig
Host: Lizzie O'Leary
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00:27:48 |
Fri 08 Jul 2022
ICYMI: How a Social Justice Instagram Weaponized Cancel Culture
The Instagram account No White Saviors presented itself as an organization that exposed missionaries, aide workers, and influencers who were actively harming the communities they were in, but the sto…
00:27:53 |
Wed 06 Jul 2022
What Next TBD: The Good Hackers
According to the Justice Department, there’s a right way — and a wrong way — to be a hacker.
Guest: Josephine Wolff
Host: Lizzie O'Leary
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00:24:37 |
Sun 03 Jul 2022
ICYMI: Daily Harvest Is Crumbling
In the past month, customers of the meal delivery service Daily Harvest have been suffering from gastrointestinal distress after eating the company’s French Lentil + Leek Crumbles, and some have even…
00:30:16 |
Sat 02 Jul 2022
What Next TBD: TikTok’s Mental Health Influencers
Social media makes mental health information accessible. But it's not a perfect solution.
Guest: Lindsay Lee Wallace
Host: Mary C. Curtis
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00:29:14 |
Fri 01 Jul 2022
ICYMI: This Episode Will Not Bum You Out
On this week’s episode, Rachelle and Madison decided that, because of the recent Supreme Court news, it was time to take respite in some good online fun. They talk about the Olsen twins making pizza,…
00:29:22 |
Wed 29 Jun 2022
What Next TBD: Does Crypto Investment Need to Be Regulated?
Fidelity made headlines when they announced you could invest your retirement savings in Bitcoin. Then the crypto market crashed.
Guest: Anthony Lee Zhang
Host: Sonari Glinton
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00:21:11 |
Sun 26 Jun 2022
ICYMI: There Are No New Jokes On the Internet
Log onto any social app and you’ll quickly find content that’s been ported over from another platform. On the show today, Rachelle and Madison talk about the homogenization of internet humor and how …
00:30:10 |
Sat 25 Jun 2022
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